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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does DASH stand for?






2. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






3. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






4. What are healthy sources of fats?






5. When does BMR decrease?






6. What is the function of vitamin E?






7. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






8. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






9. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






10. When does BMR increase?






11. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






12. What is the function of vitamin C?






13. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






14. How many calories/gram is protein?






15. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






16. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






17. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






18. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






19. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






20. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






21. What function is vitamin A?






22. What is normal BMI?






23. Fats can lead to some medical problems






24. What foods have high quality protein?






25. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






26. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






27. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






28. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






29. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






30. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






31. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






32. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






33. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






34. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






35. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






36. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






37. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






38. The higher the BMR a client has --






39. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






40. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






41. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






42. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






43. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






44. Name six sources of grains






45. What type of people need extra protein?






46. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






47. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






48. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






49. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






50. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?